Happy Birthday Grant!

July 30, 2004

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July 30, 2008

Today was a very special day. Grant turned 4! I can't believe it! Anyway, his favorite part of the entire day was watching the video clip his Daddy sent from the ship of him wishing Grant a happy birthday. He replayed it over and over all day long! It was terrific.

One at a time

Tuesday we had some friends come over to play. 3 little girls from the same family, and one other little boy. The oldest child was the little boy (5) and the youngest was Alex (11 mos). We had a great time. In this picture they were all lined up waiting for an ice cream cone. All I could think when I took the picture was how completely fun it is to have kids, and how glad I am mine are born one at a time!

I'm just a little crazy

No, that's not true, I AM crazy. I let my husband join the Navy, and we both actually enjoy many aspects of it. For some bizarre reason, I often find myself encouraging him to stick to the career path. I enjoy seeing him thrive in his work, and he enjoys the work for the most part. If only we didn't have the whole separation thing, it would be perfect. Anyway, this is the picture on my desktop right now. Whenever I see it, I just want to jump right into the computer and give him a hug. He looks good!

Haircut

I gave in to a spur-of-the-moment desire to have my hair cut after almost 2 years of trying to grow it out. I enjoyed having long hair while it lasted, but after a couple of weeks in hot and humid South Carolina, I was glad to get it off my neck! I don't even miss it!

Events

~My little brother left for the MTC yesterday. I missed all the action, but hear it was pretty exciting.
~I have been visiting my in-laws and having a great time in SC.
~I took the kids berry-picking (pictures to come) with a friend yesterday. It was great fun!
~Today is my 5th WeDdInG aNnIvErSaRy!!! Happy Anniversary Shawn! I love you!
~Nora is a bit sick. It is 2:47 am and she and I are bright-eyed and bloggin'! (well, one of us is bright-eyed and bloggin', the other is just loungin')
~Yesterday was my Aunt's 30th birthday.

Am I boring you yet?

An Update

Here is the latest update on the handsome sailor. He spent a week on a Chilean ship. If you know him, you know that he served a mission in Chile, and was naturally very excited to speak Spanish with Chileans, eat some good food, and have a bit of a break from his usual work routine.
One month down, now only 2 to go!